1

وَيۡلࣱ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ

Woe to those who weigh and measure less

2

اَ۬لَّذِينَ إِذَا اَ۪كۡتَالُواْ عَلَى اَ۬لنّ۪اسِ يَسۡتَوۡفُونَ

Those who insist upon receiving the full measure, when they are the ones receiving

3

وَإِذَا كَالُوهُمۡ أَو وَّزَنُوهُمۡ يُخۡسِرُونَ

But when they measure and weigh for others, they (short change and) give less than due

4

أَلَا يَظُنُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَنَّهُم مَّبۡعُوثُونَ

Do such people not think that they are going to be resurrected

5

لِيَوۡمٍ عَظِيمࣲ‏

On an awesome day

6

يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ اُ۬لنَّاسُ لِرَبِّ اِ۬لۡعَٰلَمِينَ

That day, all mankind shall stand before the Lord of the universe

7

كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ اَ۬لۡفُجّ۪ارِ لَفِي سِجِّينࣲ‏

Of course not! The book of deeds of the wicked ones is (preserved) in the "Sijjin" _ (the vault)

8

وَمَآ أَدۡر۪ىٰكَ مَا سِجِّينࣱ‏

And how would you know what ´Sijjin´ is

9

كِتَٰبࣱ مَّرۡقُومࣱ‏

(It is) a book inscribed

10

وَيۡلࣱ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لِّلۡمُكَذِّبِينَ

Misery that day is for those who belie (the truth)

11

اَ۬لَّذِينَ يُكَذِّبُونَ بِيَوۡمِ اِ۬لدِّينِ

Those who dispute (and refute) the Day of Judgment

12

وَمَا يُكَذِّبُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَّا كُلُّ مُعۡتَدٍ أَثِيمٍ

No one disputes it except all the sinful obstinate transgressors

13

إِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِ ءَايَٰتُنَا قَالَ أَسَٰطِيرُ اُ۬لۡأَوَّلِينَ

When Our verses are recited to them they say, "Fables of the earlier people

14

كَلَّاۖ بَل رَّانَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ

Of course not! Rather, all (the filth) they have earned has rusted and encrusted their hearts

15

كَلَّآ إِنَّهُمۡ عَن رَّبِّهِمۡ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّمَحۡجُوبُونَ

Of course not! In fact, on that day they would be shut out from the Mercy of their Lord

16

ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمۡ لَصَالُواْ اُ۬لۡجَحِيمِ

Then, they shall burn in hell

17

ثُمَّ يُقَالُ هَٰذَا اَ۬لَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تُكَذِّبُونَ

And they would be told, "This is precisely what you used to deny

18

۞كَلَّآ إِنَّ كِتَٰبَ اَ۬لۡأَبۡر۪ارِ لَفِي عِلِّيِّينَ

While the record of deeds of the virtuous is (preserved) in the ´Illiyeen´ _ (the register of the exalted)

19

وَمَآ أَدۡر۪ىٰكَ مَا عِلِّيُّونَ

And how would you know what ´Illiyeen´ is

20

كِتَٰبࣱ مَّرۡقُومࣱ‏

(It is) a book inscribed

21

يَشۡهَدُهُ اُ۬لۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

Those nearest (to Allah, the angels) will attest to it

22

إِنَّ اَ۬لۡأَبۡرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ

The righteous ones would be in bliss

23

عَلَى اَ۬لۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

Seated on thrones, looking on

24

تَعۡرِفُ فِي وُجُوهِهِمۡ نَضۡرَةَ اَ۬لنَّعِيمِ

You would notice a blissful radiance on their faces

25

يُسۡقَوۡنَ مِن رَّحِيقࣲ مَّخۡتُومٍ

To drink, they would be given the sealed wine, the choicest and the purest

26

خِتَٰمُهُۥ مِسۡكࣱۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكَ فَلۡيَتَنَافَسِ اِ۬لۡمُتَنَٰفِسُونَ

Musk shall be its seal! Those wishing to excel, should excel at this

27

وَمِزَاجُهُۥ مِن تَسۡنِيمٍ

Its flavor and essence shall consist of ´Tasneem´

28

عَيۡنࣰ ا يَشۡرَبُ بِهَا اَ۬لۡمُقَرَّبُونَ

A spring! Those closest (to Allah, the righteous ones) would drink from (this spring)

29

إِنَّ اَ۬لَّذِينَ أَجۡرَمُواْ كَانُواْ مِنَ اَ۬لَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يَضۡحَكُونَ

In fact the criminals, the unbelievers, used to laugh at those who believed

30

وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِهِمۡ يَتَغَامَزُونَ

As they passed by the believers, they would wink at each other (jokingly)

31

وَإِذَا اَ۪نقَلَبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِمِ اِ۪نقَلَبُواْ فَٰكِهِينَ

And when they returned to their family, they returned jesting (and grinning)

32

وَإِذَا رَأَوۡهُمۡ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَضَآلُّونَ

Whenever they saw the believers, they said, "These are the people gone astray

33

وَمَآ أُرۡسِلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ حَٰفِظِينَ

The unbelievers were not sent as guardians over the believers

34

فَاَلۡيَوۡمَ اَ۬لَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنَ اَ۬لۡكُفّ۪ارِ يَضۡحَكُونَ

So today, it is the believers´ turn to laugh at the unbelievers

35

عَلَى اَ۬لۡأَرَآئِكِ يَنظُرُونَ

(The believers would be sitting) on elevated thrones, looking on

36

هَلۡ ثُوِّبَ اَ۬لۡكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُواْ يَفۡعَلُونَ

Now, have the unbelievers not been paid in full for what they did